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Energetic basis of catalytic activity of layered nanophase calcium manganese oxides for water oxidation.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2013-05-15)
Nancy Birkner, Sara Nayeri, Babak Pashaei, Mohammad Mahdi Najafpour, William H Casey, Alexandra Navrotsky
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Previous measurements show that calcium manganese oxide nanoparticles are better water oxidation catalysts than binary manganese oxides (Mn3O4, Mn2O3, and MnO2). The probable reasons for such enhancement involve a combination of factors: The calcium manganese oxide materials have a layered structure with considerable thermodynamic stability and a high surface area, their low surface energy suggests relatively loose binding of H2O on the internal and external surfaces, and they possess mixed-valent manganese with internal oxidation enthalpy independent of the Mn(3+)/Mn(4+) ratio and much smaller in magnitude than the Mn2O3-MnO2 couple. These factors enhance catalytic ability by providing easy access for solutes and water to active sites and facile electron transfer between manganese in different oxidation states.

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Manganese(II,III) oxide, 97%